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* EU unhappy with 30 percent tax on vehicle imports
* EU is Brazil's top trading partner, seeking trade deal
* Brazil says taxes respect international trade rules
By Robin Emmott
BRUSSELS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The EU launched a case against
Brazil at the World Trade Organization on Thursday over the
South American nation's taxes on imports from cars to
computers, but insisted the dispute should have no bearing on
delicate free-trade talks....More

The European Commission wants the World Trade Organization to rule on the legality of Russia's recycling fee levied on imported cars, which the European Union's executive arm claims is discriminatory....More

A government official says the significant hike in state aid is related to the continuing decline of the Russian market, adding there are no plans to provide direct financial support to automakers because of World Trade Organization restrictions....More

Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan say the new tariff is meant to protect local auto makers against losses associated with significant increases of imports from the EU and in particular Germany, Italy and Turkey, in recent years....More

Domestic brands are being outsold by joint-venture vehicles manufactured in China. But industry representative Dong Yang believes markets below the top tier of cities may offer local makes a second chance....More

While growth is seen slowing in Russia and other major emerging markets such as China, it is buoyant compared with the 5-year slump in Western Europe sales, or the decade of decline Japan suffered....More

The main element of the agreement is a compensation system providing that if EU auto-parts exports fell by 3% in any one year, Russia would allow the import of such parts at reduced customs duties....More

The knowledge gap already could be affecting sales of advanced-technology vehicles, which last year accounted for 3.5% of the nearly 17 million cars and trucks sold in the U.S., according to WardsAuto data....More

“Logically, Cadillac is not disconnected from GM,” the longtime luxury executive says. “The way we want to organize the business in the future is that Cadillac will own the entire process, all the things that touch Cadillac.”...More